Hare Krishna

[ hahr-ee krish-nuh, har-ee ]

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noun

a religious sect based on Vedic scriptures, whose followers engage in joyful congregational chanting of Krishna's name: founded in the U.S. in 1966.

Hare Krishna

/ ˈhɑːrɪ ˈkrɪʃnə /

a Hindu sect devoted to a form of Hinduism ( Krishna Consciousness ) based on the worship of the god Krishna
Hare Krishnas a member or follower of this sect

From chanted phrase Hare Krishna! < Hindi harē kṛṣṇā O Krishna!

C20: from Hindi, literally: Lord Krishna (vocative): the opening words of a sacred verse often chanted in public by adherents of the movement

The Krishna Movement stresses continual silent chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra in order to keep the mind focused on God.

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